Jordi Surname

99,611th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,750 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Jordi Surname User-submission:

The surname Jordi means 'flowing river'. It also means 'joy of God', 'happiness of God' in Congolese.

Jordi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland3,0201:2,720329
Spain6051:77,2766,725
Indonesia3081:429,38036,011
France2381:279,08742,874
United States1811:2,002,536128,575
Argentina811:527,69638,577
South Africa601:902,96258,308
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
England131:4,286,005132,302
India121:63,922,115578,870
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
China21:683,660,78330,601
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Jordí (1) are calculated separately.

Jordi (117,049) may also be a first name.

Jordi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Jordi means 'flowing river'. It also means 'joy of God', 'happiness of God' in Congolese.

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Jordi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Jordi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Jordi (Arabic: يوردي) occurs more in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Jordí. For other potential spellings of Jordi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jordi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 99,611th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,534,220 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Jordi live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 8,808th most prevalent given name internationally, held by 117,049 people.

The last name Jordi is most frequently occurring in Switzerland, where it is held by 3,020 people, or 1 in 2,720. In Switzerland Jordi is most numerous in: Canton of Bern, where 46 percent reside, Canton of Zürich, where 13 percent reside and Canton of Aargau, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Switzerland this last name exists in 56 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 13 percent reside and Indonesia, where 6 percent reside.

Jordi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jordi has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jordi last name increased 2,263 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Jordi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Jordi last name are 31.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 84.62% being registered with the party.

The amount Jordi earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 29.92% less than the national average, earning R 166,536 per year; in United States they earn 0.16% more than the national average, earning $43,216 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.71% more than the national average, earning $50,534 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jordí931/
Jordie9193/
Jourdi9193/
Jordis9154/
Jordio9112/
Jhordi917/
Djordi913/
Jordai912/
Jordiy911/
Ijordi911/
Ajordi911/
Jordiz911/
Hjordi911/
Jourdie8312/
Jordish832/
Hjordis831/
Hjordie831/
Jordhøi831/
Djourdi831/
Djordai831/
Jorda809,882/
Sordi806,010/
Cordi802,184/
Jardi802,159/
Jorde801,718/
Jordy801,336/
Jurdi80779/
Yordi80672/
Jordá80154/
Hordi80121/
Zordi8053/
Járdi8051/
Iordi804/
Jordé801/
Jordj801/
Jourdois77111/
Jourdhui773/
Djourdih771/
Hordyi731,833/
Jourde731,560/
Jourda731,465/
Jardio731,413/
Hordei73788/
Jordet73679/
Courdi73512/
Jorder73465/
Jourdy73396/
Khordi73122/
Scordi73119/
Giordi73106/
Jardis7394/
Jardie7381/
Chordi7371/
Johrde7352/
Hordij7343/
Jiorda7339/
Jurdit7337/
Hordis7336/
Hordai7330/
Cordiy7326/
Jordes7323/
Jordee7323/
Geordi7322/
Iordii7321/
Jurdie7321/
Iordie7318/
Yourdi7317/
Járdai7313/
Jorday7312/
Jordge7312/
Joorde7310/
Zordei7310/
Tjardi738/
Djardi737/
Jhardi736/
Iordio735/
Hordoi735/
Yordis734/
Hourdi734/
Jardih733/
Jordoa733/
Jardai733/
Šjardi733/
Jhordy733/
Hordie732/
Ejorde732/
Djorde732/
Jhorda732/
Jaardi731/
Iordai731/
Hordit731/
Djordj731/
Djordy731/
Soordi731/
Iordyi731/
Yordio731/
Sordei731/
Ajorda731/
Jardiz731/
Corrdi731/
Sordie731/
Jordaa731/
Jiardi731/
Jardid731/
Jordys731/
Yordiz731/
Zourdi731/
Cordiș731/
Jgardi731/
Jurdio731/
Jordhy731/
Hordih731/
Yordie730/
Jurdis730/
Jordeu730/
Jordea730/
Jourd'hui7161/
Jourder67645/
Jourdes67446/
Jourdet67238/
Jordhøy6796/
Zordich6759/
Djordje6744/
Jourdaa6743/
Hordish6730/
Jordhøj6722/
Chordis6722/
Hordich6721/
Jordhoy6719/
Zourdis6718/
Jihardi6710/
Jahardi6710/
Jardish677/
Djardai674/
Jourdey673/
Chourdi673/
Djourde673/
Jardieh673/
Jordder673/
Khourdi672/
Joyrder671/
Chordai671/
Chordiy671/
Jordaha671/
Jardiss671/
Jarddid671/
Joorder671/
Juurdai671/
Zohrdid671/
Yhordit671/
Djardei671/
Chordhi671/
Hoiredi671/
Jourday670/

Jordi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jordi in the Arabic language
يورديywrdy-
جورديjwrdy-

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